Cigar Savvy from WhatsKnotToLove.comWhere cigar aficionados, hobbyists and industry insiders come together to offer tips and advice on everything related to cigar culture.Lessons From Cusano: Bringing Upward Mobility to Independent Cigar Makers- May 18, 2005 Both cigar retailers and producers are basking in the warm sun of rising cigar sales. As stalwarts like Altadis, USA continue to report solid growth in their earnings, independent cigar makers like Cusano and Alec Bradley are having to hire more employees to meet demand. These independent producers are discovering they are part of a changing world in which the newest cigar smokers -- a growing population of twenty-something aficionados -- are looking at them not as fringe independents, but...http://www.whatsknottolove.com/cigarsavvy/tip.php/47 |